Higher Risk of COVID-19-Death for Elderly People in Stockholm Who Live With a Person of Working Age

Higher Risk of COVID-19-Death for Older People in Stockholm Who Live With a Person of Working Age

By Maria Brandén and Colleagues at the Stockholm University Demography Unit
The risk of dying from COVID-19 is for individuals aged 70 and older in Stockholm County who live in the same household as a person of working age was 60 per cent higher compared with older people who live with other old individuals, find Maria Brandén and colleagues of the Stockholm University Demography Unit.

<p>The risk of dying from COVID-19 is for individuals aged 70 and older in Stockholm County who live in the same household as a person of working age was 60 per cent higher compared with older people who live with other old individuals, find Maria Brandén and colleagues (Stockholm University Demography Unit).</p>

News: 2021 European Demographer Awards Go to José Manuel Aburto and Carlo Giovanni Camarda

2021 European Demographer Awards Go to José Manuel Aburto and Carlo Giovanni Camarda

The Förderfonds Wissenschaft in Berlin and the Secretariat of the European research network Population Europe announce the 2021 winners of the European Demographer Awards.

Congratulations to Dr José Manuel Aburto (University of Southern Denmark) and Dr Carlo Giovanni Camarda (Institut National d'Études Démographiques) on being awarded the 2021 European Demographer Awards, a prize donated by the Förderfonds Wissenschaft in Berlin.

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Kick-off of the ERC Project Regional Disparities in Cause-Specific Mortality in Europe (REDIM)

Starting in August 2020, Pavel Grigoriev, a research group leader at the German Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), is steering a new five-year European Research Council (ERC) project entitled “Regional Disparities in Cause-Specific Mortality in Europe: The role of local context and national health policies” (REDIM).

Starting in August 2020, Pavel Grigoriev, a research group leader at the German Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), is steering a new five-year European Research Council (ERC) project entitled "Regional Disparities in Cause-Specific Mortality in Europe: The role of local context and national health policies" (REDIM).

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This innovative Handbook, edited by Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou and Athina Vlachantoni, offers a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of demographic change across the lifecourse.

This innovative Handbook, edited by Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou and Athina Vlachantoni, offers a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of demographic change across the lifecourse.

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A paper published in BMJ Global Health by Marie-Pier Bergeron Boucher, José Manuel Aburto and Alyson van Raalte on variation in causes of death sheds further light on our understanding of population health and ageing. 

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Who Cares? Attracting and Retaining Care Workers for the Older Population

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This report presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive cross-country assessment of long-term care (LTC) workers, the tasks they perform and the policies to address shortages in OECD countries. It highlights the importance of improving working conditions in the sector and making care work more attractive and shows that there is space to increase productivity by enhancing the use of technology, providing a better use of skills and investing in prevention.

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